Germany leads the way regarding software developers, but the EU still faces a gap in IT skills.
- The population of software developers grew by 7 percent in 2019, below a 10 percent increase in demand for IT skills, highlighting a growing gap between supply and demand. || Source: CBI EU
+ For example, in 2020, 12% of companies in the Netherlands were looking for ICT specialists they could not find on time. 70% of the companies hiring had difficulties finding the experts with the adequate skills. - Nearly 90% of EU users use the internet at least once a week, but only 54% had basic or above basic digital skills in 2021. || Source: Eurostat
+ Across the EU countries, the share of people with basic or above basic digital skills in 2021 was highest in Finland and the Netherlands (both 79%), ahead of Ireland (70%) and Denmark (69%). - In 2021, around 180,000 students graduated in ICT in the EU, representing 4% of all graduates. Estonia (10%) and Ireland (8%) had the highest proportions, while Italy (2%) and Portugal (3%) had the lowest. || Source: Eurostat
+ Overall, there are more men than women with a degree in ICT studies. At the EU level, men with a degree in ICT represented 8% of all male graduates, while only 2% of female graduates had a degree in ICT. - In 2022, Germany led the EU’s software development industry with a revenue of €82.4 billion, followed by Ireland at €61.4 billion and Italy at €21 billion. || Source: Statista
